#8E4ED6#8E4ED6
#8E4ED6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.201 H 302.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E4ED6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 78, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 62%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 64%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.6%, 63.6%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.05, 52.89, -59.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.05, 79.97, 311.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.64% 0.1063 -0.1704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.64% 0.201 302) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0145, 16.0545, 65.3336) |
| Luminance | 0.1605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.30
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.99
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.67
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.36
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.66
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E4ED6 #96D64E
analogous
#4E52D6 #8E4ED6 #D24ED6
triadic
#8E4ED6 #D68E4E #4ED68E
tetradic
#8E4ED6 #D64E52 #96D64E #4ED6D2
square
#8E4ED6 #D64E52 #96D64E #4ED6D2
split-complementary
#8E4ED6 #D6D24E #52D64E
monochromatic
#52208A #6F2BBB #8E4ED6 #AE80E2 #CDB1ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#8E4ED6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#8E4ED6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E4ED6
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E4ED6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E4ED6 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006FDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C6FD3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F6C8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e4ed6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.201 302.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b483e3',
500: '#8e4ed6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e4ed6; $custom-light: #b483e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e4ed6",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 78,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.235,
"s": 62.385,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56643,
"c": 0.20083,
"h": 302
},
"luminance": 0.16055
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E4ED6
secondary
#C2DBA4
accent
#E54299
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFC
border
#D0CAD5
text
#120B16
muted
#817C84